Copper-Catalyzed Regio- and Diastereoselective Additions of Boron-Stabilized Carbanions to Heteroarenium Salts: Synthesis of Azaheterocycles Containing Contiguous Stereocenters

Nucleophilic addition of diborylalkyl reagents to N-alkyl or N-acylpyridinium and related heteroarenium salts has been developed as a key step for the synthesis of nonaromatic nitrogen heterocycles that contain contiguous stereogenic centers. Derivatization of the dihydropyridine products for the synthesis of tetrahydropyridines and piperidines have also been described.

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Nucleophilic addition of diborylalkyl reagents to N-alkyl or N-acylpyridinium and related heteroarenium salts has been developed as a key step for the synthesis of nonaromatic nitrogen heterocycles that contain contiguous stereogenic centers. Derivatization of the dihydropyridine products for the synthesis of tetrahydropyridines and piperidines have also been described.